22.11.08

It's so cold here, the kind of cold that freezes your face into a perma-grimace, complete with wind chapped lips and crystaline boogers. Remember when your mom told you "if you make that face long enough, it might stay that way"? She was talking about winter in New York, and she wasn't fucking kidding.

In the spirit of resenting the cold and having no money, I spent the day revelling in the beautiful new pair of shoes I received courtesy of the truly kind folks at solestruck.com (Seychelles Adios Amigo in purple suede, ya daaamn right!)

and lounging around in far too few clothes, pretending that spring is just around the corner, instead of several times around the block...

Those shoes are amazing! And take comfort in knowing that over here, in the last week of Spring – in Australia, no less – I am back to wearing a scarf and a winter coat and a woolly hat because it's so damn cold. :)

Can't wait to see all the additions to your shoe collection since last year. Oh, and get ready to get rid of any sort of aphephobia you might have because we are SNUGGLING and you have no choice in the matter.

You all are too kind! It's escaping me at the moment where I got my two pet octopi, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in San Francisco.

Myself, I'm definitely not the type who longs to put on sweaters and tights, though I totally understand the feeling of being fed up with heat. I hate the height of New York summer only slightly less than the height of New York winter. My dream is to live somewhere where I can wear short dresses and cardigans and nothing else for about 9 months of the year, after which a brief cool/rainy period is allowable. Any suggestions?